An integrated gimbal suspension includes a flexure with an integrated,
built-in gimbal, and includes a limiter structure that constrains motions
of the gimbal in multi-degrees of freedom. The limiter structure includes
one or more tab-shaped limiters and corresponding stops integrally formed
into the gimbal assembly at strategic locations, which interact to provide
the desired constraints to the motions of the flexure gimbal to prevent
permanent damage from over-straining the gimbal or flexure beyond its
designed range. The limiters may be pre-formed tab-shaped structures that
are bent from the plane of the flexure. As the gimbal moves from its
nominal position, one or more limiters engage the stops before such motion
reaches the limit of the designed range of motion of the gimbal.
